AGM Weekend

7th -8th July 2018.

FREE TO MEMBERS

NOW FULL 

  Heather Kingsley-Heath

Workshop Sat 7th July 2018 10.30-4.30

School Room, Bristol Museumn & Art Gallery

 Queens Rd Bristol.

BS8 1RL

Heather has kindley accepted our invitation to do a workshop for us taking her inspiration from the collections of this museum.

Heather says 'Bristol museum is a treasure trove: the Egyptian collection is full of jewel like treasures. 

Tucked away in a corner is my favourite section, the Hull Grundy Jewellery collectiondisplay case, filled with unique and unusual trinkets.

 Combining ideas from these two areas of the museum, my workshop is a traveller's adventure. Winged scarabs, stitchery and lots of possable combinations. Join me to bring to life your own amulet of inspiration.

This workshop is suitable for all skill levels and combines bead embroidery and beadwork techniques. All materials will be available on the day at a modest cost.' 

If you would like to book a place on Heather's workshop, please contact Carole ( email,phone or post) details on p2 of the Journal or on the Contacts page on the website

Now Full

AGM & Viewing of beads and beadwork 

in the displays and reserve collections 

at the

 Bristol Museum

Our AGM will be at the Bristol Museum in the morning, in the afternoon we have arranged for members to see items

 in the reserve collection(and Gallery Displays) including the  

Hull Grundy Collection.

Bristol has built up a major collection of costume over the years ( stored at Blaise Castle House Museum) but never gathered appropriate jewllery to go with it.. Learning of this lack Mrs Hull Grundy put together and presented to the museum more than 400 peices spanning the period c.1800-1950, with emphasis upon the later 19th and 20th centuries.

The collection is notable for the unusual series of pieces made or at least decorated in Japan and exported to Western Europe, especially Britain, in the 1920's. The late 19th century brooches and necklets made of Whitby jet and of Irish bog oak are very fine; and most other classes of costume jewellery of this broad period are well represented.

Please bring any bead or bead related items you have for display on our 'Show and Tell tables.

The Timetable for the day.

10.30 -11.00 Arrive at the museum, set up 'Show and Tell' , meet old friends (make new ones) Tea Coffee.

11.00 -12.30 AGM and 'Show & Tell'

 12.00 -2.00 Lunch.

2.00 - 4.30 Looking at the beads and bead related items from the reserve collection and display cases.